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- 2. The basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories.
- 5. ___ reliability: A measure of test consistency by comparing two halves of a test.
- 9. ___ disease: A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning.
- 10. ___ memory: The theory that information learned in a particular state of mind (e.g., drunk, sober) is more easily recalled when in that same state of mind.
- 15. Incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event.
- 17. Belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort and learning.
- 18. A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.
- 19. The age at which a person's cognitive abilities are typical based on intelligence testing.
- 20. The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information.
- 23. Stimuli that aid the recall or recognition of information stored in memory.
- 24. Ensuring test scores are interpreted consistently by comparing them to a normal group.
- 26. The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt.
- 29. A graph showing retention and forgetting over time.
- 31. ___ rehearsal: A method of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory by making that information meaningful in some way.
- 33. ___ memory: The theory that information learned in a particular situation or place is better remembered when in that same situation or place.
- 35. (IQ) A numerical measure of intelligence derived from standardized tests.
- 36. ___-of-the-tongue phenomenon: The temporary inability to remember something you know, accompanied by a feeling that it's just out of reach.
- 40. A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test.
- 41. The observed increase in IQ scores over time across generations.
- 42. ___ tests: Tests that measure knowledge or skills acquired in a specific area.
- 43. The failure to process information into memory.
- 44. The neural storage of a long-term memory.
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- 1. The increased confidence in a false memory of an event following repeated imagination of the event.
- 3. Attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined.
- 4. The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information.
- 6. ___ reliability: Consistency of test results when administered at different times.
- 7. The actual age of a person in years.
- 8. Belief that abilities and intelligence are static and unchangeable.
- 11. ___ amnesia: An inability to form new memories.
- 12. ___ validity: Whether a test truly measures the concept it claims to measure.
- 13. ___ amnesia: An inability to retrieve information from one's past.
- 14. The process by which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events.
- 16. ___ intelligence: Theory suggesting people have different types of intelligences, like linguistic, logical, spatial, etc.
- 21. The ability to retain information over time through the storage and retrieval of information.
- 22. ___ rehearsal: Repeating information over and over to keep it active in short-term memory.
- 25. ___ tests: Tests designed to measure a person's potential to learn or perform in a particular area.
- 27. The extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure.
- 28. The enhancement of performance when one is reminded of positive stereotypes about their group.
- 30. The fear of confirming negative stereotypes about one's group, affecting performance.
- 32. The consistency and stability of test results over time.
- 34. ___ memory: The memory for events and facts related to one's personal life story.
- 37. ___ memory: The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood.
- 38. ___ validity: How well a test predicts future performance or behavior.
- 39. ___ amnesia: The inability to retrieve memories from much before age 3.